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Kate Sherwin:, external Me with Greg Rutherford - an absolute gentleman.

Rutherford leapt (ahem) to prominence by winning Olympic gold in the long jump at London 2012, before this year taking the European title in Zurich and the Commonwealth crown in Glasgow.

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Boxer Carl Froch, external, one of the SPOTY nominees: "Just arrived @BBCSPOTY looking forward to the show. Thanks for the support."

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Sir Chris Hoy will, of course, receive the Lifetime Achievement award this evening and the Scot has been reflecting on his remarkable cycling career.

"I would have said my first gold medal at the Athens Olympics couldn't be topped, until London 2012. The last medal was so emotional. When I watch the video of it now, I still get goosebumps," he tells Lee McKenzie.

"Every time I watch a bike race, I want to be out there. I was at the World Cup in London, and I wanted to be out there. But it was great to watch the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow."

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Helen P:, external Me and this fella.

Sir Chris Hoy was Sports Personality of the Year in 2008, having become the first British Olympian in 100 years to win three gold medals in one Games as he took the keirin, team sprint and individual sprint titles in Beijing.

Just in case you missed a couple of posts earlier, this is a reminder to say you can vote online, via the BBC Sport website, in addition to ringing up on your phone.

To cast your vote online you will need to be signed into the BBC website, which is simple - just click here to get ready to vote.

Voting is due to open during the BBC1 Sports Personality of the Year programme, which starts at 2000 GMT. (Terms and conditions can be found on the BBC Sport website. )

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Chelsea Ladies footballer Eni Aluko, external suffered the pain of missing out on the Women's Super League title to Liverpool on the final day of the season in October, but is happy to be in Glasgow tonight, tweeting: Ready for the BBC SPOTY with Gethin Jones!!

"It's great to be here. I've taken my dog with me on holiday!" says Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton.

"I haven't stopped since Abu Dhabi, it's been amazing. It's been so much better than the first world title. It's just been a whirlwind. I'm not bothered to have not had many days off.

"I don't think it has really sunk in yet. I just think 'wow we won the world championship.' I just have to pinch myself.

"Normally I'm away at this point of the year but I've had the most incredible support and this is one of the fans' most enjoyable events. I was asked to come, I grew up watching this show and wanted to come back."

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BBC Sports Personality contender Lewis Hamilton has arrived on the red carpet with his pet bulldog, Roscoe, who was apparently in LA with his girlfriend Nicole but fancied a trip to Glasgow. Who wouldn't? But you should never work with children and animals, so the saying goes, and Roscoe is currently licking Lee McKenzie's leg...

For those interested in such things, Hamilton is wearing a deep berry velour jacket and what look like black trainers.

BBC Sports Personality contender Kelly Gallagher, speaking to BBC Sport: "It was incredible to win gold. It was only when we came home that we realised we'd made history. We're the first double nomination since Torvill and Dean, although we're not married to each other.

"Charlotte and I know each other as if we were sisters. I'm more nervous about this event than I am about competing. We're going to go for another medal. I watched some of our footage back tonight and I got such a buzz."

Co-nominee Charlotte Evans says: "I was screaming down the phone when I found out we had been nominated. It's so nice to dress up and hang out for once. It's going to be a really amazing night."

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Ben Moore:, external My two skiing sons with SPOTY contender Charlotte Evans.

Evans is the guide for Paralympic skier and co-nominee Kelly Gallagher. Together they won Britain's first Winter Paralympic gold medal in the women's super-G at Sochi 2014.

No sign of Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton yet as his flight from Los Angeles was apparently delayed, but it shouldn't take the Briton too long to get ready and he should be speaking to Lee McKenzie shortly.

World boxing champion Carl Froch, one of the 10 Sports Personality nominees, recalls May's Wembley victory over George Groves: "It was fantastic to win in the manner I won on such a massive platform.

"The atmosphere was unbelievable. I couldn't take it in until I watched it back the next day. A crowd of 80,000 was incredible. We picked the smallest ring possible, because I didn't want my opponent running away.

"Sports Personality is massive. To be recognised on such a big platform is a huge thing. Without the event, we wouldn't have that opportunity. All sports people love this event."

We've seen many of the contenders on the red carpet and the next to pose for the paps and stop for the reporters is is Winter Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold,

"I had three flights to get here," says Yarnold, who was competing in Lake Placid two days ago.

"I competed on Friday, had a good race, and now it's time to celebrate. And I get to meet all my heroes. I need an autograph card. When I think that I've been nominated, it takes my breath away. I watched this as a kid every year."

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No gymnast has won BBC Sports Personality, could Max Whitlock be the first? The Commonwealth all-around champion is one of the 10 contenders and says: "It really hasn't sunk in. It's unbelievable. I'm very pleased with my year. It was incredible when I found out."

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BBC presenter Gary Lineker:, external Glasgow is ready! Who shall it be?

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Marie:, external My SPOTY not-quite-selfie with 1984 winners Torvill and Dean.

Fact: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are the only dual winners of the Sports Personality of the Year award to date. Their Winter Olympics gold medal-winning efforts pipped athlete Sebastian Coe into second place and snooker player Steve Davis into third.

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Another Sports Personality contender arrives on the red carpet and this time it's reigning PGA Championship and US Open golf champion Rory McIlroy. Dark suit, no specs.

"It's been a great year. It's been the best year to date in my career," says the Northern Irishman. " It's great to be here. To be nominated is an accumulation of everything you've achieved. It's great to be in such company.

No golfer has been named Sports Personality of the Year since Sir Nick Faldo in 1989 - the year of McIlroy's birth - and he continues: "It's been a long time since a golfer's won it. It would mean a lot. Golf feels as if it needs a bit of injection of excitement, but we'll see what happens."

As well as posing for selfies, Judy Murray took time out to speak to the BBC. "I think this is the first time it's been in Scotland and it's wonderful not to travel," says Andy's mum.

"I haven't been dancing, I had the most wonderful experience on Strictly but everyone goes back for four days this week. It's been a real highlight of my life."

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Just one word from Matt Davis on his SPOTY selfie:, external "Judy."

That's Judy Murray; British Fed Cup captain, mother to two Wimbledon champions (don't forget Jamie won the mixed doubles title in 2007) and Strictly Come Dancing contestant, or former SCD contestant.

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Swimmer Adam Peaty, who has been nominated for BBC SPOTY, won double Commonwealth Gold and broke the 50m breast stroke world record. "It's not been a bad year, definitely not," he says.

"I never thought I'd be as fast as the world record this quick. It's been a whirlwind of a year. I'm still 19 and still in a man's game. But it will be a tough few years now.

"The Commonwealths were pretty special. The whole Games were absolutely amazing but nothing can beat a world record at the end of the day."